On the Connection of the Physical SciencesHarper & Bros., 1862 - 460 pages |
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Page vii
... Atmosphere - Its Pressure - Law of Decrease in Density- Law of Decrease in Temperature - Measurement of Heights by the Barometer - Extent of the Atmosphere - Barometrical Variations - Oscil- lations - Trade Winds - Monsoons - Rotation ...
... Atmosphere - Its Pressure - Law of Decrease in Density- Law of Decrease in Temperature - Measurement of Heights by the Barometer - Extent of the Atmosphere - Barometrical Variations - Oscil- lations - Trade Winds - Monsoons - Rotation ...
Page viii
... Atmosphere - Apparent Magnitude of Sun and Moon in the Horizon Page 147 SECTION XIX . Constitution of Light according to Sir Isaac Newton - Absorption of Light -Colors of Bodies - Constitution of Light according to Sir David Brew- ster ...
... Atmosphere - Apparent Magnitude of Sun and Moon in the Horizon Page 147 SECTION XIX . Constitution of Light according to Sir Isaac Newton - Absorption of Light -Colors of Bodies - Constitution of Light according to Sir David Brew- ster ...
Page ix
... Atmosphere of the Planets and the Moon - Constitution of the Sun - Esti- mation of the Sun's Light - His Influence on the different Planets- Temperature of Space - Internal Heat of the Earth - Zone of Constant Temperature - Heat ...
... Atmosphere of the Planets and the Moon - Constitution of the Sun - Esti- mation of the Sun's Light - His Influence on the different Planets- Temperature of Space - Internal Heat of the Earth - Zone of Constant Temperature - Heat ...
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... would become an oblate , or flattened sphe- roid ; and a fluid partially or entirely covering a solid , as the ocean and atmosphere cover the earth , must assume that form in order to remain in equilibrio . The 6 SECT . I. FORM OF PLANETS .
... would become an oblate , or flattened sphe- roid ; and a fluid partially or entirely covering a solid , as the ocean and atmosphere cover the earth , must assume that form in order to remain in equilibrio . The 6 SECT . I. FORM OF PLANETS .
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... atmosphere bends the sun's rays which pass through it all round into the cone of the earth's shadow . And as the hori- zontal refraction ( N. 113 ) or bending of the rays sur- passes half the sum of the semidiameters of the sun and moon ...
... atmosphere bends the sun's rays which pass through it all round into the cone of the earth's shadow . And as the hori- zontal refraction ( N. 113 ) or bending of the rays sur- passes half the sum of the semidiameters of the sun and moon ...
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